capot

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[ kuh-pot, -poh ]

nounCards.
  1. the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.

Origin of capot

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1640–50; <French (noun and adj.), designating or describing the player who has no tricks, after faire capot (nautical) to capsize

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capot2
[ kuh-poh; French ka-poh ]

noun,plural ca·pots [kuh-pohz; French ka-poh]. /kəˈpoʊz; French kaˈpoʊ/.

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British Dictionary definitions for capot

capot

/ (kəˈpɒt) /


noun
  1. piquet the winning of all the tricks by one player

Origin of capot

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C17: from French

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